2010 Kia Soul Service and Repair Manual

AS I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-95 IT HAD STARTED TO RAIN. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF A TWO LANE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH IN A 70 MPH ZONE WHEN AN 18 WHEELER WENT BY ME GOING 85 MPH OR MORE. IT PUSHED WATER ON THE ROAD OVER INTO MY LANE AND I FELT MY WHEELS BEGIN TO MOVE. I LET OFF THE GAS AND GRIPPED THE WHEEL. MY ESC LIGHT NEVER TURNED ON. I HYDROPLANED FROM MY LANE INTO THE RIGHT LANE THEN BACK INTO MY LANE AND OFF THE ROAD. THE WHEELS LOCKED ABOUT 20 FEET OFF THE ROAD AND THE CAR TIPPED ON THE PASSE

THE 2010 SOUL HAD A MAJOR FAILURE WHEN IT IMPACTED A TREE AT 10 MPH. THERE WERE NO LEAKING FLUIDS, SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ROUGHLY 15 MINUTES LATER AND BURNED TOTALLY UP BEFORE FIRE CREWS COULD GET THERE TO PUT IT OUT. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE FIRE WALL. I FEEL AS THOUGH THE SAFETY BUMPERS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO WORK BELLOW THE 15 MPH CONSTRAINT ARE UNDER DESIGNED. *TR

"TAKATA RECALL" THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE CAR WAS HIT TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND. A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND COULD NOT AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE. TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT WAY ON CITY STREET. INSURANCE HAVE TOTALED THE VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 KIA SOUL. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE HEADLIGHT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED A SEAT BELT INJURY ON HER CHEST AND A NOSE INJURY, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND METAL FRAGMENTS DISCHARGED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SHOULDER CUT THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

IN THE MIDST OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP. I APPARENTLY DID NOT STOP QUICK ENOUGH AND REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY LEFT ARM TOOK PART OF THE SHOCK. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 - 45 MPH. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR COLLAPSED, TO A POINT THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT FREELY OPEN. AT LEAST TWO OF THE AIRBAG SENSORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. I HAVE PICTURES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 -15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE LEFT SIDE OF HER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HAND. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2200.

2010 KIA SOUL WAS HIT BY PLYMOUTH NEON AS NEON WAS EXITING HIGHWAY I-70 WESTBOUND AT ZUMBEHL RD IN ST CHARLES, MO. NEON FAILED TO EITHER STOP AT RED LIGHT OR YIELD RIGHT OF WAY TO MY KIA SOUL. THE SOUL WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT FRONT COMPLETELY TEARING OFF THE FRONT BUMPER. THE SOUL WAS SPUN COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND HIT A SECOND TIME IN THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE IMPACT SENT THE SOUL ACROSS 2 TRAFFIC LANES AND ACROSS AN APPROXIMATELY 6 INCH HIGH MEDIAN CURB INTO THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRA

The air bags did not deploy and the seat belt didn't lock and at the moment it is available to be inspected. My seat belt didn't lock so it is probably why my back fractured. I don't know if the problem has ever been reproduced or confirmed. To my knowledge no one has inspected the car. There was no warning signs or lights that came on. Apparently the air bags only deploy with front or rear impact not rollovers and the seat belts don't lock either but how does a 2001 Saturn seat belts lock in a

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY VEER OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 700.

2010 KIA SOUL TRAVELING SOUTH ON SC HIGHWAY 905 AT 9:45PM., RURAL HIGHWAY WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT FROM A RIGHT SIDE DIRT ACCESS ROAD. THERE WAS A FRONT END CRASH TO THE KIA SOUL RESULTING IN TOTAL DAMAGE FRONT THE FRONT BUMPER TO THE FRONT DASH BOARD AREA. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED. THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. UPDATED IVOQ PICTURES RECEIVED. 08/2/710 *TR

WE REAR-ENDED A 2004 EXPEDITION IN OUR 2010 KIA SOUL AT 20MPH. MY WIFE SUSTAINED A "TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY" AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS BEING CUT IN HALF (BOTH SIDES) BEFORE THE SENSORS WERE ACTIVATED. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE WIRING HARNESS CUT IN THE ACCIDENT AND THE CAR. MY 39 YEAR OLD WIFE WILL NOW SPEND THE REST OF HER LIFE DISABLED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR. KIA STATES THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT ACTIVATE AT 20MPH. THIS IS NOT A 5 STAR FRONTAL IMPACT DESIGN. THE FUEL SHUT OFF DI

WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY, MY SON SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER WHICH HAD ENTERED HIS PATH. FAILING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HE ENTERED A ROADSIDE DITCH WITH A STEEP EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE OPPOSITE SIDE EMBANKMENT ON THE LEFT FRONT QUADRANT WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES FRONT END. (THE DAMAGE CAUSED IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THE CRASH TEST PROVIDED ON THE IIHS'S WEBSITE IN WHICH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED). OUR DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.

The contact owned a 2010 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH when she crashed into the rear passenger side of another vehicle due to an illegal turn damaging both vehicles. The contact stated the air bags did not deploy nor did the seatbelt retract. The contact stated when the paramedics helped out the vehicle the air bag fell out of the steering wheel. The contact was taken to the hospital for back pain. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and deemed totaled. The manu